{"author_link":"\/author\/paulloz\/","author_name":"H-Bomb","author_uid":"11347","comments":[{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1367265360,"text":"Your web link doesn't work..."},{"author_name":"omaromeir","author_uid":"23110","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1367267400,"text":"Cool idea, I loved the idea of losing abilities, I played another game with a similar idea, different implementation though. Awesome graphics ;D."},{"author_name":"zairon","author_uid":"7213","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1367267400,"text":"The graphic style is really great, but I don't think this fits the theme at all unless I am missing something. It's just like a game you guys made for the jam and put it up for LD26?"},{"author_name":"Robert","author_uid":"20689","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:36pm","epoch":1367267460,"text":"web link is down, ld26.pauljoannon.com and pauljoannon.com does not resolve to any IP"},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:36pm","epoch":1367267460,"text":"I have a reasonably new PC, but I had difficulty running the game- it loaded for me but chugged a bit in Chrome - which is a shame because the style and the graphics are wonderful."},{"author_name":"shaneshanekavanagh","author_uid":"19140","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:39pm","epoch":1367267640,"text":"Web link worked perfect for me (win7-chrome). Great style on the graphics. Very earthwormJimesq"},{"author_name":"dray","author_uid":"5284","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1367267700,"text":"first the artstyle is awesome, does your artist have a website or something? for the game it's very difficult to judge because he have a very low framerate and the character can't stay on moving plateform because they move too fast."},{"author_name":"H-Bomb","author_uid":"11347","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1367268180,"text":"Thank's for the feedbacks.\rI just added a second link (seems like my dns have some issues).\rIf you're experiencing some lag try the link in the bottom of the page, might be better."},{"author_name":"folmerkelly","author_uid":"15353","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1367270220,"text":"Geez that art is amazing! Which is a double edged sword as it makes me feel like the gameplay isn't doing the visuals justice.\r\rEnjoyable though and I'm glad to have played it."},{"author_name":"lytedev","author_uid":"18533","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1367272140,"text":"Personally, I wasn't a fan of the art style, but I can tell you have talent and put a lot of effort into it! The ridiculousness of everything made me giggle a couple times also. That's definitely a beaver with a Star Fox glasses HUD on a T-Rex with a laser cannon, which, when fired, causes the T-Rex to flip his completely around, bend over, and blast whatever's in front of him. \r\rI found the gameplay rather boring, however. =(\r\rGame perhaps wasn't running properly on my PC, but it was a little slow and there was no sound."},{"author_name":"Blinked","author_uid":"8072","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1367272200,"text":"I LOVE the art!!! And it still fits the theme by having minimalistic mechanics. The controls are a little sticky and it can get quite annoying, especially later on when you have no weapon. Overall great game though :)"},{"author_name":"uberneen","author_uid":"10893","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1367272200,"text":"I really like the look of it, but I encountered some clipping issues with platforms. Very nice overall."},{"author_name":"TheMightyComp","author_uid":"9992","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1367272260,"text":"Interesting concept - loved the visuals. The one downside is the lack of music."},{"author_name":"TheMightyComp","author_uid":"9992","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1367272320,"text":"Loved the visuals, but the lack of music was kind of a letdown. I could see some funky 8-bit going really well with this."},{"author_name":"free_napalm","author_uid":"12423","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1367272500,"text":"I did not feel like beating all the loops, because the collisions are somewhat buggy and I often died for unexplainable reasons. Great art though!"},{"author_name":"protensity","author_uid":"7949","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:02pm","epoch":1367272620,"text":"I like seeing HTML5 games with great art styles. The collision detection was a little poor, but it looks like a great start for something bigger."},{"author_name":"jerombd","author_uid":"12512","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1367275440,"text":"Awesome visual art!! but like other people say, the controls are quite bugged.\rAnd some SFX similar to a Contra\/Turrican OST should be a great add to this game ;)"},{"author_name":"ataxkt","author_uid":"14547","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1367275860,"text":"Aw man, any game that looks this great needs more polish! I wish it had sound and better gameplay very much. Hope you continue it! 5 star graphics anyway!"},{"author_name":"tnovelli","author_uid":"17590","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:01pm","epoch":1367276160,"text":"No sound? yeah... I didn't have time for that in my game either :( Major kudos for non-minimal gfx!\r\roh yeah, it does burn cpu in Chrome (30%) but not Firefox (8%). Weird; it's the opposite for almost everything I write. Runs fine in both btw... on a 3.3ghz quad i5 anyway :)"},{"author_name":"amijlee","author_uid":"18915","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:55am","epoch":1367387400,"text":"Love the graphics!"},{"author_name":"robotality","author_uid":"22760","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:10pm","epoch":1367417100,"text":"I loved the art :) the game was a little bit unsmooth on my laptop but overall it run okay. Nice idea with taking features away."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:34am","epoch":1367486940,"text":"Art is fantastic. Everything else needs more work and polish. Gun blasts are too over done. Jumping is off. Not real fun, yet. But the art style is phenomenal. You need to continue on this and make a killer shooter."},{"author_name":"MinionStudios","author_uid":"22273","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1367694960,"text":"Fun and really hard! LOVE the artwork."},{"author_name":"MrShoestore","author_uid":"20984","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 2:01am","epoch":1367805360,"text":"I liked it, especially the art. but i dont know if it didnt load or there was none to be had, lack of sound is a big killer for me. I find it to be one of the best ways to give feedback to the player. i think if you threw some sfx down, it would go from "that's cool" to "that's amazing" for me. definitely wanna keep my eye on this one."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 1:34am","epoch":1367890140,"text":"Love the art!"},{"author_name":"Gungnir","author_uid":"15389","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 4:05am","epoch":1368244800,"text":"Loved the artwork."},{"author_name":"TurboDindon","author_uid":"5611","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 10:40am","epoch":1368268500,"text":"Very good visual style.\rWhat a pity there is no sound and the game is lagging on my computer.\r\r- SEPHY (@sephyka)"},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 8:59am","epoch":1368348840,"text":"Cool graphics! :)"},{"author_name":"TheSheep","author_uid":"11694","time":"May 13, 2013 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1368465600,"text":"Nice drawings, but could use better animations, especially a getting hurt animation for the main character. The boss is too easy. The platforms look like they would kill you when they reach the bottom, but they don't."},{"author_name":"kidevil","author_uid":"20811","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 12:55am","epoch":1368665400,"text":"Beautiful artwork...had some issues with the gameplay...falling through platforms and not getting carried by the horizontal platforms."},{"author_name":"Roupette","author_uid":"15706","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 3:21pm","epoch":1368976560,"text":"I want my laser-T-Rex :p"},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1369086660,"text":"I love the style of the graphics! The platforms seemed to move faster than the player. Interesting take on the theme by losing weapons."},{"author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:38am","epoch":1369096380,"text":"Collisions drove me crazy, but graphics made me stay."}],"images":["ld26\/11347-2d8af31f40e93fd41db131e0379d28fd.jpg","ld26\/11347-bbd6718cc7a669283df9e927bc577ce6.jpg","ld26\/11347-645ba3947fe29e36f0aa5756dee4544e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ld26.pauljoannon.com\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/paulloz.github.io\/Octopia\/","text":"Web (2)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25607","g_author":"11347","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"25637","g_title":"Octopia","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"402","g_commentcount":"33","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11347-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11347-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/11347-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"In a distant future, extraterrestrial octopi have taken over the Earth, creating an invincible army of cloned tyrannosaurus.\r\nYou are humanity's last hope. You gotta be careful, for those twisted octopi from outer space will send you back in time repeatedly, hoping to make you fail with each travel making you weaker.\r\n\r\nThe first thing we agreed on as a team when the theme \"Minimalist\" showed up was not taking the path of minimalist graphics. A game cannot exist without its gameplay, so if you are making a game based on a theme, the gameplay has to be connected to it. But even then, what fun is there if the theme is present right out of the bat?\r\n\r\nOctopia is a little platformer that loops every time you complete it. Each loop removes an element the player had before (a weapon, multiple lives, the ability to jump...). Thus, it begins with a simple gameplay that slowly becomes a minimalist gameplay all the while staying a playable, more challenging, more exciting game !<\/p>","title":"Octopia"}